Health stuff: Forskolin, also: taiji vs shingles
The new miracle drug: Forskolin
It seems to do a little bit of everything: keep your heart strong, help you lose weight, clear your sinuses... even fix bladder infections.
"By raising cAMP, forskolin is responsible for:
Inhibition of mast cell degranulation and histamine release.
Increased force of contraction of heart muscle.
Relaxation of the arteries and other smooth muscle.
Increased insulin secretion.
Increased thyroid function.
Increased lipolysis (breakdown of fat)"
The pharmacology:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/fors.html
One thing is for sure, it helps with bladder infections in mice:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_he_me/fighting_infections;_ylt=AlPqWij9xP1Qj.RoQQHhX3XMWM0F
It's definietly worth watching this one, especially since it's a natural antihistamine.
Taichi helps with shingles
More science on the health benefits of Taiji. It doesn't look particularly rigorous, but with huge results, something must be at cause.
"After six months, the tai chi group had nearly twice the level of immunity against shingles than the education group.
Those who performed tai chi before vaccination had an immune response that was similar to what a vaccine would produce in a younger population. Tai chi combined with the vaccine showed a 40 percent increase in immunity than the vaccine alone, researchers found."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070408/ap_on_he_me/fitness_tai_chi_shingles;_ylt=ArBodJvSUasC6GeDgk3sfHbMWM0F
It seems to do a little bit of everything: keep your heart strong, help you lose weight, clear your sinuses... even fix bladder infections.
"By raising cAMP, forskolin is responsible for:
Inhibition of mast cell degranulation and histamine release.
Increased force of contraction of heart muscle.
Relaxation of the arteries and other smooth muscle.
Increased insulin secretion.
Increased thyroid function.
Increased lipolysis (breakdown of fat)"
The pharmacology:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/fors.html
One thing is for sure, it helps with bladder infections in mice:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_he_me/fighting_infections;_ylt=AlPqWij9xP1Qj.RoQQHhX3XMWM0F
It's definietly worth watching this one, especially since it's a natural antihistamine.
Taichi helps with shingles
More science on the health benefits of Taiji. It doesn't look particularly rigorous, but with huge results, something must be at cause.
"After six months, the tai chi group had nearly twice the level of immunity against shingles than the education group.
Those who performed tai chi before vaccination had an immune response that was similar to what a vaccine would produce in a younger population. Tai chi combined with the vaccine showed a 40 percent increase in immunity than the vaccine alone, researchers found."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070408/ap_on_he_me/fitness_tai_chi_shingles;_ylt=ArBodJvSUasC6GeDgk3sfHbMWM0F